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Turkmenistan vs. Minnesota Cost of Living Summary

Turkmenistan is 46.2% more expensive than Minnesota.

Restaurants: pay 10.5% more in Turkmenistan
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Turkmenistan
Transportation: pay 34.4% less in Turkmenistan
Housing: pay 59.0% more in Turkmenistan
Childcare: pay 42.2% less in Turkmenistan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 82.2% more in Turkmenistan
Clothing: pay 2.4 times more in Turkmenistan

The cost of clothing, groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, and restaurants in Turkmenistan are more expensive than in Minnesota. Expenses including childcare and transportation are lower in Turkmenistan. Notably, clothing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Turkmenistan.

Turkmenistan vs. Minnesota Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Turkmenistan instead of Minnesota, you would:

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pay 10.5% more for restaurants

	Minnesota	Turkmenistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.17	$34.29 TMT120.34	+88.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.25	$13.57 TMT47.64	+20.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.48	$2.32 TMT8.13	-6.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.02	$0.80 TMT2.81	-60.5%
Average			+10.5%

Minnesota vs. Turkmenistan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Minnesota	Turkmenistan
Bread 1 loaf	$3.28	$1.68 TMT5.89	-48.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.34	$20.00 TMT70.20	+274.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.66	$18.21 TMT63.90	+397.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.64	$6.17 TMT21.66	+69.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.61	$8.42 TMT29.57	+50.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.28	$2.46 TMT8.64	+7.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.69	$4.00 TMT14.06	+483.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.48	$3.47 TMT12.17	+39.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.23	$1.60 TMT5.63	-28.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.55	$0.91 TMT3.18	-41.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.65	$0.81 TMT2.84	-50.9%
Average			+104.8%

Minnesota vs. Turkmenistan - Cost of groceries

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pay 34.4% less for transportation

	Minnesota	Turkmenistan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.15	$1.62 TMT5.69	-48.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$72.00	$8.57 TMT30.09	-88.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,149.01	$43,928.57 TMT154,189.29	+36.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.56	$9.71 TMT34.10	-37.6%
Average			-34.4%

Minnesota vs. Turkmenistan - Cost of transportation

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pay 59.0% more for housing

	Minnesota	Turkmenistan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$67.48	$102.86 TMT361.03	+52.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,182.19	$1,128.57 TMT3,961.29	-4.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,123.71	$750.00 TMT2,632.50	-33.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$135.87	$436.97 TMT1,533.78	+221.6%
Average			+59.0%

Minnesota vs. Turkmenistan - Cost of housing

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pay 42.2% less for childcare

	Minnesota	Turkmenistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,260.39	$22.86 TMT80.23	-98.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,591.00	$25,714.29 TMT90,257.14	+13.8%
Average			-42.2%

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pay 82.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Minnesota	Turkmenistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.52	$5.14 TMT18.05	-6.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.01	$7.05 TMT24.75	+40.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.69	$25.71 TMT90.26	+140.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.95	$195.24 TMT685.29	+225.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.88	$14.29 TMT50.14	+10.9%
Average			+82.2%

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pay 2.4 times more for clothing

	Minnesota	Turkmenistan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.07	$65.71 TMT230.66	+23.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.44	$121.43 TMT426.21	+167.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.05	$300.00 TMT1,053.00	+289.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$95.44	$185.71 TMT651.86	+94.6%
Average			+143.8%

Minnesota vs. Turkmenistan - Cost of clothing

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